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24 Mar 2021
Press Release
Half of blacklisted Aswan fleet in hot water as Australia detains two ships
Australian maritime authorities have detained two vessels owned by controversial a Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just weeks after the...
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29 Mar 2021
Press Release
Seafarers, air transport workers must be prioritised for vaccine
Today the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reiterates our strong request for seafarers and aviation workers to be prioritised by governments in...
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29 Mar 2021
Press Release
ITF welcomes Ever Given resolution
The world’s foremost transport worker body is welcoming the end to the crisis affecting the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000), the cargo vessel that has been blocking...
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31 Mar 2021
The Ever Given showed the importance of tug and towage workers, but their industry continues to cut dangerous corners
The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal and its welcomed refloating has shed new light on the critical job done by tug and towage workers. But unless industry...
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20 Jun 2022
Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective...
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31 Mar 2021
Press Release
‘Did the ship shrink?’ – Red flags raised over Goundar ship registered in Fiji 14 metres shorter than in Canada
Fijian authorities are being called to urgently investigate Goundar’s MV Lomaiviti Princess III amid allegations of falsified safety documentation and concerns...
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23 Jun 2022
Press Release
Hope Hicks case not an isolated incident, shows need for practical change in shipping
Responding to news that Hope Hicks has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling for employers to ensure their safe workplace...
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23 Jun 2022
Share your #SeafarerJourney and help us celebrate Day of the Seafarer 2022
Saturday 25 June is Day of the Seafarer. The official IMO theme for Day of the Seafarer in 2022 is: year 'Your voyage: Then and Now'. We want you...